Saturday, December 21, 2002

FINDING FAITH

"when the Son of Man comes, will he find faith on the earth?"
Luke 18:8

what do you do when you've coached a team of young people to present a drama for the Christmas outreach dinner only to watch all their hard work and preparation vanish because a microphone didn't work and there wasn't enough experience to know how to deal with it? is it enough to say that God sees the heart and knows just how much we wanted glory for Him? is it enough to realize that we gave our best? do we mourn the loss of an opportunity? is it possible to believe that despite "blowing it," God could still use us to touch hearts? have i failed God?

my human self would have me beat myself up over not preparing them well enough. but looking through the eyes of grace, i resolve to believe that God is still sovereign. i do not know what i can find faith. maybe if i focus on His nail-scarred hands...

The apostles said to the Lord, "Increase our faith!"
~Luke 17:5~

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